Where we work

Tree surgery in Leeds.

Birdsall Tree Services covers all LS postcodes across the city: qualified, insured tree surgeons working right across Leeds, from inner-city gardens to the rural edge of the Dales. Free site visits, no minimum job size.

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Tree surgery across all Leeds postcodes.

Leeds has one of the highest concentrations of conservation area designations of any city in the north of England. Large parts of the inner suburbs (Headingley, Hyde Park, Chapel Allerton, Moortown, Roundhay, Horsforth and many others) sit within designated conservation areas, which means six weeks' written notice is required before carrying out most tree work.

Tree Preservation Orders are also common, particularly on the mature limes, oaks, beeches and horse chestnuts that line the Victorian streets of the inner suburbs and the corridors around Roundhay Park, Temple Newsam and Golden Acre Park.

Jack handles consent applications from start to finish. If you are not sure whether your property is affected, use the postcode checker or call us and we will look it up for you.

What we do

Services we offer in Leeds

The full range of tree work for Leeds homes and grounds, carried out by qualified, insured arborists. Every job starts with a free site visit and a written quote.

Climbing arborist on a tree cut back to its main stem during a sectional dismantle

Felling & dismantling

Where a tree is dead, dying, dangerous, or simply in the wrong place, we'll bring it down carefully and leave the site clean.

Climbing arborist pruning a tree canopy beside a tall stone building

Crown reduction & thinning

Shaping the canopy so the tree sits well with the light and the building it shares a garden with, done properly to BS3998.

Narrow-access stump grinder removing a tree stump in a garden, viewed from above

Stump grinding & removal

Complete tree stump removal below ground level, with a narrow-access machine that fits through a standard single gate.

Freelance climbing

Available for hire by other tree surgery contractors. Fifteen years on the rope, own kit, comfortable on complex dismantles and tight access work.

Storm-fallen tree collapsed across a garden fence beside a house

Emergency & storm damage

Fallen tree on your roof, your car, or blocking the lane? Call the mobile. Daylight response across LS postcodes, no call-out premium.

Mature tree being assessed for an arboricultural survey and report

Surveys & reports

Written arboricultural reports for planning applications, homebuyers and lenders, plus full TPO and conservation area consent handling.

Towable wood chipper set up on a driveway with brash ready to feed

Chipper hire

Tracked and towable machines available on a day or half-day rate, with a qualified operator included. No machine ownership, no maintenance headache.

Neatly cut and reshaped garden hedge after trimming

Hedge cutting & trimming

Hedge cutting and trimming: annual trims, reshaping and regular maintenance, always checked for nesting birds before we start, whatever the time of year.

Severely overgrown garden hedge with conifers grown well past the fence line

Hedge removal & reduction

Full hedge removal and hard reductions: overgrown leylandii and conifer hedges taken out roots and all, or cut right back, with a nesting-bird check before we start.

Also covered nearby

Around Leeds (LS1–LS29) we also work across Headingley, Chapel Allerton, Moortown, Roundhay, Horsforth and the surrounding West Yorkshire villages.

Nearby areas

Headingley Roundhay Garforth Wakefield

Is your Leeds tree protected?

Leeds City Council covers this area. Check a postcode against the national conservation-area and Tree Preservation Order registers, free and instant.

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Tree work in Leeds

Questions we get asked

Do I need permission to remove a tree in Leeds?

Quite possibly. Many of the inner Leeds suburbs sit within conservation areas, where six weeks' written notice is required before most tree work, and individual trees may also carry Tree Preservation Orders. We check the planning status of every tree before quoting and handle the application for you.

Which planning authority covers tree work in Leeds?

Almost all of the city falls under Leeds City Council's arboricultural team, who deal with conservation area notifications and TPO consents. The exception in our area is Ilkley and Burley-in-Wharfedale, which are in the Bradford district.

Tree work in Leeds?
Let's take a look.

Free site visit, written quote, no obligation. And we handle any council paperwork.

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